Game Of Thrones Fans Are Split Over That Arya And Gendry Scene

The latest episode of Game of Thrones had some truly memorable character moments and quotable one-liners, nevertheless it was mostly filler because the show sets up next week's key battle at Winterfell. In the meantime, things are moving at a steady pace, and then some very intriguing plot threads are barreling toward their conclusions.


Warning: This article contains heavy spoilers for Game of Thrones Season 8.


Right after some heavy flirtation on Season 8's first episode with Gendry, Arya Stark — staring down death — determined she wanted to experience sex for the opening time... With Gendry. With the pair reunited, Arya had something else in mind as soon as it came to how they should spend what would be one of their final usual nights before the White Walkers' impending arrival at Winterfell.


"We're probably going to perish soon," Arya told Gendry. "I aspire to know what it's like before that happens." With that, it was off to the races: Arya started to kiss Gendry while stripping off her clothes however not his because he can do that for himself).


One camp of viewers were excited to be able to see Arya finally finding romance immediately after dealing with hardship and loneliness for so long, and took to social media with excitement and hilarious memes celebrating her latest "accomplishment."


One point of contention was the perceived age difference between the couple. Arya stated in an earlier episode of the initial season, she was around 11 when the show started. With seven years having passed between the starting of the show and season 7, it's estimated that Arya is about 18 onscreen (actress Maisie Williams is 22). Gendry's age is a little harder to pinpoint, although according to the books, as PopSugar confirms, he's about 16 once the story starts. Judging by those suggestions, he might would be around 23 by right now. Actor Joe Dempsie, who portrays Gendry, is 31.


Others were careful or uncomfortable watching the characters have sex right after viewing Arya as something of a little bit sister" figure over the years. Some fans just weren't that thrilled with seeing her in this sort of position, period.


On that infamous scene, Williams stated that showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss gave her full control over how Arya would actually appear onscreen with Gendry, since this marked her first Game of Thrones sex scene.


"David and Dan were like: 'You can show as much or as little as you want.' So I kept myself pretty private," she told Entertainment Weekly. "I don't think it's key for Arya to flash. This beat isn’t really about that. And everybody else has already done it on the show, so..."


What's next for Arya and Gendry? With six episodes left in the final season, it's hard to mention what will happen, however we know our eyes will be glued to the TV as bombshell soon after bombshell keeps it up and continues to drop with each new installment.